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You feel weak, your body won't move no matter how you try, and you are falling, away from everything you know and love. Away from everything you need to accomplish. If you could just reach out, maybe you could hold on to it, claw your way back. But it's a useless endeavour, you fall unconscious, and your mind goes blank except for poetry and a familiar voice.

O mother Enitharmon, wilt thou bring forth other sons?
To cause my name to vanish, that my place may not be found,
For I am faint with travail,
Like the dark cloud disburden'd in the day of dismal thunder.

My roots are brandish'd in the heavens, my fruits in earth beneath
Surge, foam and labour into life, first born and first consum'd!
Consumed and consuming!
Then why shouldst thou, accursed mother, bring me into life?

You wake on the ground in a cave, cold, wet, and sticky. It smells of rotting flesh. Your objective is clear, but you can't recall a name or face. Nothing else about your memory of him is changed, but for some reason the name "Vergil" just won't come to you, and you couldn't describe how he looks if your life depended on it. But at least your body starts to respond to your will, slowly regaining enough strength to carry on.

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"...Of course you can't." Well, the fear seems slowly to leave him, but he just looks a bit defeated instead. "It's fine. You were going to anyway so what's it matter."

You will not tell me? I will rediscover it on my own regardless.

[He crouches next to the child, putting a hand in his head.]

Believe in me more than that.

"I can't tell you. I don't...know either." He's trying so hard not to react to this gentleness, and it's likely obvious that he feels he has to be strong, which means not accepting it - what else would a Vergil be thinking? But he does look over finally, and nods a bit.

Then I shall need recall for both of us I suppose!

[He brushes his fingers over Vergil's hair... then takes his mask and places it in his hands as Emet lifts him.]

If you stay with Hades I can more easily find you both.

...Oh. He nods again, embarrassed at being held like this, but, he is a kid. He can't help liking it!

"You can tell where I am right? Alright. I'll stay with him so you won't lose track of him." He feels like he's helping. "...You don't have to play the game though. You could just stay here. I'll look after you, both of you."

Do you wish me to? I would like to help, but not at the cost of making you feel abandoned.

[He does change into Ascian robes to match Emet though.]

"...Well, you could do both. It would help if you put everything back, it hurts not having all of my soul. Even a bit more would feel better. But, after, you could come back and stay. I think Five's here too. All three of you could stay with me, you don't have to leave."

You know, ever.

Greedy, hm?

I cannot promise to stay here forever, but I will explore and return to wherever you and Hades are. After all, I will want my mask back. And you will want whatever parts of yourself I find, I should think.

That clearly disappoints him, why can't everyone just stay in his heart and live there forever? But...he does know that's unreasonable.

He shakes his head, "They're supposed to go home. Or, well you don't even really need to, just finding them is good enough. ...Also there's someone from Taisho here too. Are you sure you don't want your mask?"

[He pulls his hood up and passes his hand over his face, a glowing sigil almost entirely obscuring his features.]

I shall wear this for now. You would prefer something tangible of mine to hold I imagine, even with Hades at your side.

"...Yeah. I guess so." He does hold on tight to the mask. It's nice. He loves Lahabrea a lot!! "Thank you, ▇▇▇. I'll look after Hades."

Please do. Keep each other safe. I will find you again.

[He reaches up to tug him down enough in Hades's arms to kiss his forehead, then heads for the southern door.]

Oh.

He shouts as soon as you start moving that way. "Wait! Be careful, they're all in there, you can't - you can, but... Watch out."

But if you're going anyway, to the throne room.

Thank you my friend. I will have care.

[Time to check out the unsettling feelings southward]

He is so unhappy about this. He doesn't want to tell you what to do. But you're going the worst direction and he hates it.

[We're collecting ALL the soul here.]

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